The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

R EDUCTION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. Insurers in THE NORTH BRITISH and MERCANTILE FIRE OFFICE will receive the full benefit of the reduction in the duty on goods, wares, and mereh ndi e, being stock in trade, and machinery, fixtures, implements, or utensils used for the purpose of any manufacture or trade ; on alt policies falling due on and after the 25th June next, and new pol,cies on like property now effected, will be charged the o rate of duty only until the 25th June next, and for the re mainder of the term at the reduced rate of Is. 6d. per cent. GEO. H. WHYTING, Manager. London, .tB, Threadneedle-street, April, 22, 186!. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four Opera nights in each week, viz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. 3ldlle. Emilia Lagrua ; Mdlle. Giuseppini Tati ; Mdlle. Marie Battu; Signor Graziani ; Signor Mario. TO-MORROW (Saturday). April 23, will be performed (for the first lime these two years Verdi's opera, UN BA LLO 1N MASCHEIPA. Amelia, Mdlle. Emilia Lagrua, her first appearanc , , in that character in Et gland ; Ulrica, Mdlle. 6iuseppini Tati, her first appearance in England; Oscar, Mdlle. Marie Battu; Renato. Signor Graziani ; Armando, Tenor Tagliafico; Angri, Signer Capponi ; Silvano, Signor FULar ; 11 uiudice, Signor Rossi ; and 11 Duca, signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The incidental Divertissement wi 1 be supported by Mdlle. S Avoni and M. Desplaces. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., at d ss. ; amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-offic,. under the portico of the their re, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. THEATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. Alter which, will be produced the Grand Stage Revival of Shalcipere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. The cast will include impersonations by those emine_it trtists, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. Walter Montgomery, Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. Addis° ~ Mr. Ryder, Mr. Robert Roxby, Mr. Barrett, Mr. E Phelps, Mr. Rayner, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, Mr. Belmore, Mr. Ellerton, Mr. k'itzjames, Mr. Neville ; Miss Edith Wynne, M ss Rase Leclercq, ~nd Mrs. Edmund Fal coner, supported by all the Members of the Drury-laue Ccm pany. Concluding with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.-- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. For the Benefit of Mr. Sothern. THIS EVENING, April 22, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. :-othern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Rill, H arr i s , Snowden, &c Followed by BUNKUM MULLER. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farren, Coe. &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, .Nelly Power, fill, Wright, Rogers, &c. Commence at 7. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. After which, THE COREDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brother:, Webb. To conclude with, 25th time, a new Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM. SECOND FLOOR, AND AT 1' ICS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with THE DAY AFTER THE PAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. A Ater which, at Eight o'clock, the 138th Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle." Principal characters by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Broughtn, Emery, Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Jollett, Sims ; Miss hate Terry, Miss E. Lavern', Olrs. Lee, hiss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupaats of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either toz play bills or for the safe keeping of hate and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. Arft. FECHTER begs to announce that the X whole profits of the First Night's Representa'ion of Hamlet will be divided between the NATIONAL SHAK SPEA.RE COMMITTEE and the DRAMATIC COLLEGE SCHOOLS FUND. Mr. FECHTER'S indisposition pre venting the production of Hamlet on the Evenin4 of he 23d, the LYCEUM THEATRE w.ll be closed that night. !VW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL k Sole Proprietor and Alanairer, M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS : Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, and 2iliss_K.Kelly. At 8, LEAH: Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss U. Simms and Mrs. Biilington. To conclude with Tt - IE AREA BELLE : Nressrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, d. homer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BATSMAN.-L E A H.-THI; EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma (1 , .11 , t.til further notice. In order .o give due effect to t,.is most remarkable sucaes= of the se .son, e,, ire.y new scenery by the celebrat,,o. artists Messrs. Dansm and ons, a-id. Thompson. New dr, ssLs and appo ntm-nts have be n prepareA for its production.—N. as. In consequence of the 7nressing and numerous applications at the Box-offi .e, ar tngement.4 have now been made by which Seats m y be ob a Fortnight in Advanc e. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanboroug,h. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVER. Alter which, the Pa cony Sene from ROMEO AND J CLIET. Xi: ses Swauborough and Wilton. Followed by the Fifth Act of AIIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Concluding with the Great Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton ; ores dames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management. of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Re-engagement of those celeorated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. .Mathews. —The greatly successful new Uomaly every Evening. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTEII THE WEDDING. Mr. F. Robinson and Miss Hercert. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINING: Mr. t. harles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and Miss A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLE S HAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 26s. per ton. Double.. 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ I Nut 5........ 19s. „ Deep 22s. Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, NVestbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Cok' Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. TTHIRD EDITION OF "THE SUN," ccmtatning the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLkNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, April 22, 1864. - a -- THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.01. Wind—N.E. ; moderate breeze, and very fine. .EIIGR WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 2h. 16m.—Afternoon, 2h. 32m. fu-kwautow.-Morning, 2h. 50m:—Afternoon, 2h. 10m. f • - ,f 4.1 it "'lc LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1864. Scarcely one hour had elapsed after the first publication, in our earliest edition yesterday after. noon, of the article in which we commented upon the extraordinary impropriety of Mr. GLADSTONE'S Conduct in officiously precipitating General GARD BALDI'S departure from England, when thst latest Ministerial scandal—[we are certainly getting enough of them !]—was formally brcught under the Consideration of the House of Commons. The hoe, member for Perth, addressing himself to the tipeaker, referred to certain uncomfort able rumours afloat, these rumours namely about Ai r. uLADSTONE's interference with General G ARIBALDI'S arrangements—[upon the score, forso ot h of the latter's health ! as if GARI BALDI were not old enough to take care of his own health without being coddled by a Chancellor of the Exchequer !"I—. B.ad put it frankly to Mr. Speaker whether it might not, really, be ,just as well if Mr. GLADSTONE would offer the House a few words of Explanation. Don't let it be forgotten, by the Way, who the boa. mena'ozr for Perth is, what position he occupies in reg ar d to RIBALLI S and how far he has personally to d o With GA ItIEALDI'S arrangements. The member for 'Perth ia , then, be it said, the Hon. ARTHUR KmsAutt,..... who occu- pies the pcsitior, ill regard to that extreor. Binary fund now collecting, called the GARI. BALDI Fund, who cccupie2, we say, the position, in regard to that fund, of Treasurer, just as the position of Vice-Chairman is occupied by Mr. SEELY, and the position of Chairman by his Grace the Duke of SUTFIERLAND. It is the Treasurer of the GARIBALDI Fund, therefore, the immediate associate just now (in reference to GARIBALDI) with such men as Mr. EELY and the Duke of SUTHERLAND, a ho yester day, is the House of Commons, asked Mr. GLAD• STONE, in the usual roundabout parliAmentary Way --namely, through Mr. SPEAKER—whether he had anything whatever to say for himself, either in confirmation or in contradiction of these rumours about his (Mr. GLADSTONE'S) personal interference with GARIBALDI'S arrangements, with a view, namely, to hasten, as abruptly and as quickly as possible, GARIBALDI'S departure from England ? Mr. GLADSTONE thereupon explains—he does not contradict the rumour as to the fact of his interfer ence—he simply explains the nature of it. But— how ? Why, by such an intolerable rigmarole, that the hon. member for the County of Cork has to get up and call the Chancellor of the Exche- Tier to order ! It is only, you will say, Mr. VINCENT SCULLY who calls to order—and whom, you will add, does he call to order ? Why, no less of a parliamentory personage than the Right Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE. Yes—we will grant all that—it seems ridiculous—BUT, while Mr. SCULLY is the one calling to order, while Mr. GLADSTONE is the one called to order, how does the House re ceive the interruption ? Observe—for the fact is significant—with " loud cheering." With laugh ter if you will, the thing is so odd and out of the way, but, together with that laughter, with "loud cheering." Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation--[why in the name of fortune could he not answer a plain question plainly and to the point, simply and to the purpose ?]-11r. GLADSTONE'S explanation be ing so very much, indeed, in the way of a rigma role! The long and the short of Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation, after all, being, jest simply this—that really and truly, the rumour was so far cor rect, that Mr. GLADSTONE had interfered, had taken tender care of Gentril GARIBALDI'S health, had been the principal means of hurrying GARIBALDI out of England. The English of it all, was that at any rate. So that by this time—in re gard to this extraordinarily sudden, this entirely unlooked-for, surprising, confusing change, made in the whole of GARIBALDI'S arrangements—we have already had—what ? The officiil paragraph in the Moniteur ! Lord PALMERSTON'S denial in the Commons ! Lord CLARENDON'S denial in the Lords ! Mr. FERGUSSON'S professional opinion!! And—besides a number of other denials— Mr. GLADSTONE'S explanation of yesterday. The upshot being, nevertheless, that GARIBALDI is to-day, all of a sudden (and as it certainly appears to us, rather unceremoniously) hurried out of England—because, it seems in the exceedingly affectionate solicitude of one of our Cabinet Ministers for General GARIBALDI'S health, that he, GARIBALDI, had better change all his plans, break through the whole of his arrange ments, promises, DO matter what, and go away ! GARIBALDI himself all the time not only protesting that (everything considered, or, in other words, barring his foot) he feels uncommonly well —but, in every line of his bronzed and handsome face, looking the vary picture of health ! His sense of his own capability for going through any amount of fatigue that appeared to be before him, is corroborated, for that matter, by the able Italian bur geon personally in attendance upon him, namely, Dr. :13AsiLE, whose brief but emphatic letter (to that effect) we published in The Sun several days ago. All this time —side by side with this Hurrying Away of GARIBALDI —what is occurring here, in the midst of us, in our metropolis ? 'What is occurring we mean in the matter of the Dano - German Confe rence ? Why—to say the least of it, by a very strange coincidence—there are all this little petty hitches and delays in regard to the prelimi nary getting together of the Conference ! The in• augurative sitting of the plenipotentiaries, some how or another, has to be postponed and postponed ! Of course purely by a coincidence—the negotiators from the various Governments, can't, for some reason, fairly settle down to the business before them. Perhaps—we just throw out the hint, as a little shadowy shred of a hope for us yet to cling to, in the matter of this Con ference—perhaps, just birely as a possibility, the Conference may Now at length contrive to begin its labours—by the time, that is to say, that our authorities have come to know for certain that GARIBALDI has taken his departure from England en route for Caprera, on board the Duke of SUTHER LAND'S yacht. Who knows ? At any rate let us hope so. And afterwards let us hope, too, that something may eventually come from it—that is, from the Conference itself ? In the meantime, we presume we may—if only i❑ the exercise of our common sense—entertain oar own opinion in regard to the health of GARIBALDI. Yet, really and quite frankly, be it said at once by us—alto in the exercise of our common sense— that while Ministers of the Crown are doing what they are doing, and not a doubt about it—(for the facto come to be proved afterwards very awkwardly, come even to be acknowledged by themselves as facts) — while, we say, Ministers of the Crown are doing what, one after another, they are doing, we don't set such very high value upon their explana tions afterwards ! If the truth must be spoken in the matter at all—well, There it is! Frankly, and quite distinctly we acknowledge it : the ex planations recently given in regard to their—shall we say ? extra•official— doings, the explanations recently given to the House of Commons, in one case, by Mr. STAN SFELD, and now, in regard to a totally different matter, by Mr. GLADSTONE, have for us the very smallest interest, value, or importance. There has, in each instance, been, first of all, so much of the mppressio veri in the manner of these two Ministers of the Crown, the little one and the big one, the ex-Junior Lord of the Admiralty and the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exche quer—there has been on their part so much of studied reticence, that it has been in no way pos sible for us to respect very much, or to tot any very particular value upon their subsequent explanations. We listen to what it is they have to say as English gentlemen—and one of them at any rate as an eminent British statesman. And—listen. ing to them as such—we believe of course that we are listening to the manly truth throughout. But—for the life of us —we can't get over the glaring, staring, undeniable facts of the case in either instance. We can't for one instant lose a recollection of the proved and acknowledged " doings," of : the ,two Ministers. There, for example, on ono hand we know for an absolute certainty that only the othEr day Mr. STANSFELD, though a "Minister of the Crown," as he coxcombingly called himself, though a junior Lord of the Admiralty, and as such a mem ber of Lord PA LM ERSTON'S Administration, not only continued individually to cherish his inti- mate personal. friendship with M. MAzzINI, but also continued (until ho was found out to be doing so, and was thereupon shamed into discontinuing it) that, he continued to render his (the Minister'b) pri- vats residence the channel and receptacle for the Secret Correspondence of that notorious Arch-Con- spirator. Again, we know also for an absolute certainty that, within a very few boars from the present time, another and a far more impor- taut member of the Governme has, on the plea of GARIBALDI'S health, been personally in strumental in hurrying him, GAlti.ktra, out of England—and this Tory oddly (purel:, of oouroe, by a coincidence) when this Dano-German Conference is trying to begin its sittings here in London! And, beyond that, we know also that Mr. GLAD STONE ha's strangely gone t,ut of his way to do all this—very oddly (but here again, of course, purely as a coincidence) just after Lord CLARENDON'S return to London from his conciliatory mission to the French Government. By the mail from Bombay we learn with regret that the fears which were previously entertained by the experienced residents have been too surely fulfilled, and that a disastrous outbreak of cholera is ravaging the provinces of Central and Western India. It will be remembered that considerable uneasiness has been fele i❑ India on the score of the public health for come time past, and the last mail brought us intelligence of the commotion excited in Bengal by the steps which the .provincial Govern ment had thought it necessary to take in order to put a stop to the pernicious and dangerous custom of throwing dead bodies into the Ganges. Accord. ing to the Bombay Gazette there was only too much reason for apprehension on the subject, seeing that the terrible epidemic which, tradition tells us, had its origin in the dirt and unhealthiness of native towns, has already broken out with great virulence in the Southern and Western portions of the em pire. Bombay itself is, as yet, comparatively free from the disease, but in Surat, Guzerat, Berar, and Kandeish the list of victims is alarmingly extensive. It is said that the deaths number some hundreds per day in these parts, and even allowing for the exag* geration of alarm and anxiety, there is reason to fear that the visitation is severe and widespread. The natives are, of course, the first and most nume rous of the victims. Their habits, tbeir ignorance, the disposal of their dead, all tend to propagate the disease when orce established, as well as to render them especially liable to its influence. A good many Europeans, however, are said to have also succumbed to the unseen enemy, and principally those employed on the railway works. Such a calamity, although always deplorable, is particularly to be lamented just now, when industry and enter prise were beginning to develop° themselves in India, and so many sources of benefit to the country and profit to individuals seemed to be opening oat to the adventurous. It is to be feared that this appearance of a be more invincible than the tribes of the hills, more deadly and more dangerous than the mutineer, will damp, in some measure, the ener gies of Anglo-Indians, and deter many from casting in their fortunes with a land subject to such blight ing influences. It remains to be considered, too, how far we are justified in exposing men to the dangers of such a latitudie and several points lay open to grave reflection. In the first place, we shall do well to consider how far the veil is remediable, and how it is inevitable, and before setting down the climate or soil of India as hopelessly unhealthy we shall do well to ask ourselves what result the same conditions of life would produce in our own temperate zone. A rigid system of sewage and drainage, a constant endeavour to diffuse physio logical knowledge among the people and to pro mote the use of baths and wash-houses, to encou rage ventilation and cleanliness in social habits, has not prevented fever and cholera from decimatiug the population of some of our lanes and rookeries. We have found by an experience so common that its teaching his passed into a truism, that wher ever large numbers of persons are packed together without a close and careful observance of the three grand requisites for health in cities—cleanliness, drainage, and ventilation—sickness and death will be of constant and familiar occurrence. The sound sense of Lord PALMERSTON'S practical advice to the Scottish citizens on the occasion of their proposed Fast Day on account of a prevailing epidemic, was universally recognised, and the inconsistency of public humiliation for a calamity which was in duced by public neglect, without any corresponding steps being taken to mitigate the evil, was admitted on all hands. But if the laws of health are inexor able in their nature in a climate and among a peo ple like our own, what must they be under a sun like that of India ? Yet a limited supply of bad water, a totally inefficient attempt at drainage, lied accumulating heaps of decaying matter are pressed into the service of King Cholera, as if he needed any such help. The climate may be trying to the European constitutiou, but what would our Regis• trar-General's returns be like if heaps of refuse were suffered to accumulate at our doors under a July sun, if our sewage system were a thing unknown, if dead bodies floated up and down the Thames, if we could only obtain a smell quantity of very in different enter, and a mass of people lived hard by with the evil habits of the Hindoos, and the smell of burning bones continually poisoned the air and sickened us with the thought that human remains were being thus consumed ? If we picture to our selves the probable condition of things after a few weeks of such a state of things carried on in the temperature of last July, we shall have less to say about the dangers of the Euglish climate. We must, too, as regards the Angle-Indian population, add to these dangers the obstinate attempt to fol low the English style of living, the strong food and drink, the exercise at all hours, and many other habits harmless or even beneficial at home, but dangerous, because unsuitable, in our Eastern Empire. The mortality among our soldiers has been so excessive as to attract official attention, and the result is that barracks will, henceforth, be built in dry and airy spots instead of in low, marshy, and unhealthy neighbourhoods. We have all heard the story of the barracks where pestilence raged until the high blank wall whim shut oat the sea breezes was pulled down ; but doubtless there is many a similar case in which men's lives have bee-i sacrificed in India to official ignorance or indifference. But the time has gone by for the supine influence of red-tapeism to reign paramount, and the condition of the public health in India is a matter too vitally important to this country to be neglected in any way. Prompt and unprejudiced attention should at once be given to the matter. It is, of course, extremely difficult to interfere with the habits of the natives, but a few plain sanitary laws might, we should imagine, be enforced with out troublesome consequences if causes for irrita tion were carefully avoided. Secondly, no effort or expense should be spared in removing public establishments to well drained and airy localities. It is nothing less than wholesale murder to con demn men to pass their days in close barracks, built on low swampy ground. A good and plentiful supply of water is another necessary of health, but how can we hope for that with Sir CHARLES WOOD at the India Office? The newly appointed sanitary officials will surely make it one of their duties to provide for the removal of all refuse and decaying matter, since its presence in the vicinity of human laabitaticn3 is a pat3ut agent of malarie. Many minor points, such as preventing Anglo-Indians from working in the wrong hours of the day, avoid ing unwholesome diet and dirty habits, &c., must be mainly carried out by the people themselves, but were such regulations, large and small, fully and 'airly observed, we should have leas of filo fatal and widespread influence of the cholera. But unfor tunately India has to contend not only against obstinate ignorance there, bat against wilful pre.' judice in England, and it will, we fear, be long before we see any of these reforms put into practice. It is rumoured that our present enlightened Secre tary of State has distinctly refused to listen to any proposal for removing the seat of Government from Calcutta to a healthier spot, although the City of Palaces has already cost us many valuable lives. "We must hope that the report may be inaccurate, but it comes from Bombay in sufficiently clear and positive terms. We shall probably learn, with very little delay, the true sate of the case, when so un warrantable a refusal have been actually given. The public voice will unhesitatingly demand its immediate and unconditional revocation. Sonnet a Shakspere, APRIL 23, 1864. Le monde etait plonge dans un epais sommeil, Et tout &ait encor chaos dans cet empire, Des celestes lambris lorsque to vins, Shakspere, De la nature entiere operer le reveil, Et sur l'hurnanite briller nouveau soleil I L'univers aux dour sons des accords de to lyre Se sentit tressaillir, et dans un beau desire Salua d'un hourra ton astre sano pareil I Trois cents ans en passant sur ton jour de naissance, Ont cimente ta gloire et ta preeminence, Ta renommee immense a triomphe da temps ; Et dans oe jour ce n'est pas la seule Angleterra Qui vient le 0616lorer ton grand anniversaire,. Mali; cent peuples divers qui t'offrent leur encens. LE CHEVALIER DE CHATELAIX. Departure of General Garibaldi, THIS DAY.; To-day General Garibaldi took his departure from the metropolis en route to his island home, Caprera. At an early hour several of the intimate friends of the General called upon him at Prince's-gate to take leave, and shortly after 1:t the General left the residence of Mr, Seely, accompanied by that gentleman and the Earl of Shaftes bury, and proceeded to Stafird House, where he arrived at half-past twelve. It had been expected that the General's departure from London would have taken place at a much earlier hour, and therefore when Mr. Seely's carriage drove up to the resi dence of the] Duke of Sutherland, there were not more than a dozen of persons present. The General, to all appearance, seemed in exuberant health, and acknowledged the greeting of the few parsons who crowded round the carriage with his accustomed heartiness. Later in the afternoon the General quitted the metro,. polis on a visit, we believe, to Colonel Peard (Garibaldi's Englishman), at his residence, Penquite, in Cornwall. On Monday General Garibaldi leaves Plymouth on board the Duke of Sutherland's yacht, the Ondine, for Caprera, TO THE EDITOR 01' THE SUN. • observe in some of the morning papers of to day a statement relativo to the departure of General Gari baldi, in which my name is introduced as having been one of the committee, under whoso advice ho came to the deter mination to bring his visit to n close, Very numerous invitations to visit provincial towns had been presented to General Garibaldi, and provisionally ac cepted. In the opinion of some friends of General Gari baldi this list Wag too long : it would have involved too great a tax upon his strength, or, with the necessary inter vals of rest, would have taken a longer time than was advis able to exhaust. My opinion has been in favour of a tour, restricted to some half a dozen of the principal towns of England and Scotland, to be concluded within a fortnight, more or less. The general felt that he could not draw this line, and determined to accept the alternative of terminating his visit at once. I observe that last night deputations waited upon him to entreat him to reconsider that determination, and I for one trust that he will do so, and that the limited tour of which I have spoken will yet take place. I may add that I have been a member of no committee, and do not understand that there has been any committee formed to advise him in this matter; but I was at Mr. Seely's house yesterday morning, and was invited by the general's host to be present as a witness to a determination upon the general's part, which was expressed in my pre sence, but which I deeply regret, By inserting the present note In your valuable journal you will be oblige your obedient servant, London, April 21. A. SAFE I, The New Season at the Crystal Palace, The directors have issued their programme for the season commencing May, 1861, and a most attractive one it is, During the first three months ther e are no less than five and twenty special appointments, the first of which, " The ShakspereTercentenary Fete," takes place on Saturday next, Mr. E. I'. Parris, the well-known artist, has been engaged for many months past in constructing a /'ac-simile of the house of Shakspere at Stratford-on-Avon. The house has been erected on the great platform opposite the Handel orchestra In the central transept, and is of the exact size of the original—namely 601 t. long and about 25ft. high. The more interesting portions of the interior of the Stratford house, including the traditional birthplace of the poet, and the shop beneath it, are also exactly reproduced in the model, thus rendering it the most complete and interesting exhibi tion which can possibly be associated with the name of England's groat poet. As a guarantee for the correctness of the reproduction of Shakspere's house, a photograph of th 3 house at Stratford-on-Avon has been taken specially for this occasion, and a copy will be presented to all visitor s entering the palace on the 23d April, and to all season ticket holders of the present or ensuing season. The great memo rial monument of Shakspere, erected on the upper terrace will be unveiled, and to give eclat to the scene, the great transept has been appropriately decorated with mottoes and quotations from Shakspere's works, and other devices. There will be during the season 10 opera concerts, the usual number of fruit and flower shows, and to add to the attraction of the picture gallery, the directors have offered 200 guineas for the best picture in oil or water colours— which will ensure a large number of original productions from the co m p e tit ors f or the prize. Th e School of Art, Science, and Literature is a most valuable institution, as it places the best instruction within the reach of all who wish to avail themselves of the advantage of the most celebrated professors in the different branches of education enumerated in the prospectus. Altogether, the season of 1864 gives promise of being one of more than ordinary attraction. Agricultural Hall, The "grand bardic jubilee" commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the birthday of Shakspere, under the direction of the national Shakspere committee, formed to raise a memorial of the poet in the metropolis, com menced last evening with a concert of Shaksperian music. The artists who took part in the concert were—Madam Sherrington, Miss Stabbach, Madam Dolby, Madam Fanny Huddart, Miss Palmer, Miss Heywood, Miss B. 'Williams, Miss C. Nutt, Madame Perepa, an d Messrs. Ferret", Thomas, and Renwick. The name oF sir. Sims Reeves also appeared in the programme, but that gentleman did not appear, owing, it was said, to indisposition. An apology was made for the great tenor, but after some little murmur ing the audience became reconciled to the general disap pointment, and the concert proceeded. In the first part we had, of course, " Where the bee sucks," by Miss E. Wil hams ; " I know a b an k," by M a d ame Perepa and Mad a me Dolby ; and " Hark, h ar k th e l ar k," by Madame Sherring ton, which were amongs t t h e gre at vocal triu m phs. Mr. Phelps brought th e p ar t t o a conclus ion b y th e recital of a portion of " The Tempest!' The second part consisted chiefly of Locke's fine old music to " Mac beth," which evoked the most enthusiastic applause, and the concert terminated with the spirited chorus by Sir H. Bishop, " What shall he have that killed the deer." Tonight we are to h ave a " c h a racter bal m as q ue, " the unveiling of the c o l ossa l T ercen t ena ry Bust, and to-morrow the great miscellaneous entertainment and monstre demon stration of the working classes. The Duke of Sutherland's yacht, that is to take back Gen. Garibaldi and suite to Caprera, arrived at Ply mouth, and proceeded to the Great Western Docks on Thursday. Tho railway authorities at that port are making active preparations for the reception of the General. THE "ALB ERT VICTOR" LIFEBOAT. —The Man chester lifeboat, called the " Albert Victor" after the infant Prince, by permission of the Prince of Wales had yesterday her harbour trial in the Regent's canal Dock, Limehouse. Tno boat is 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, and rows 10 oars, double banked. Iler self-righting qualities were fully and satisfactorily tested on the occasion. The water she shipped was self ejected through patent valves in 20 seconds. The following are some of the re markable qualities of the boat :-1. Great lateral stabil ity; 2. Speed against a heavy sea; 3. Facility fo r launching and for taking the shore; Immediate self-discharge of any water breakirg into her ; 5. Tne important advantage of self-righting if upse' ; 6. Strength ; 7. Stowage room for a number of passengers. The boat was built by the Messrs. Forrestt of Limehouse. The transporting carriage of the boat, which was built by Mr. J. Robinson of Camden-town, was also tried on the occasion and was found to answer admirably. Ths cost of this lifeboat and of three others was collected by Mr. Robert Whitworth of Manchester. The boat is to replace a smaller one at Berwick-on•Tweed ) which was deemed unsuitable for the locality. The Patrie states positively that Lord Palmerston has said "too much," as it knows that several ambassadors have remonstrated against Einribaldi's presence in England LATEST INTELLIGENCE. EUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE WAR IN DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 20, 7.20 P.M. Nothing occurred last night except occasional shots being fired. The enemy has erected a battery near Bastion No. 10 of the Dybbol entrenchments. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 21, 4.4 P.M. The enemy continues to throw a few shells, but none have reached Alsen. A battery is being erected opposite the Danish work at Saurslokke. All else is quiet. AUSTRIA. RESIGNATION OF COUNT FORGACH. VIENNA, APRIL 22, According to the Presse of to-day Count Forgaeb, the Hungarian Aulic Chancellor, has resigned, at the request of the Minister President. He will be sue. ended by Count Hermann Z cby. PRUSSI A . RENDSBURG, APRIL 22. The King of Prussia on his reception at -the Railway station said : " Ihe cause of the Duchies is sacred to me. The work which we have commenced with such earnest- ness shall be completed in like manner. The people may be assured that the blood of my children has not been shed in vain. KIEL, APRIL 22. The Magistracy and Town Council of Kiel have sent a deputation to Flensburg to pay their respects to the King, They requested all the Holstein communes, by telegraph, to join them. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 22. The North German Lloyds steamship America, Captain Wessels, from New York on the 9th, arrived here this evening. She brings 136 bags of mails, 41 of which are for England, also 171 pas sengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 49,100 doll. in specie for France, and 1,000 dole, for Bremen. The America brings a cargo of 1,000 tons of merchandise, 390 of which are for England. On the 1101 inst. she spoke the English ship Constitution, steering eastwards. The America encountered strong easterly winds throughout her passage. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 21.—The market has not been very anim tted, but yesterday's prices have been well maintained, and with even a slight improve ment, Threes, for the Account, being now at 67fr. 20e. Mobilier have been in fair demand, and are last quoted at 1,250 fr. Little doing in Railway Shares, but with quotations generally unchanged The market closed as fol 41 per Cents. 94 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 50 Credit Mobilier 1252 50 Do. end month 1261 25 Bank Shares Credit 1. oncier l3OO Roman BA IL I Lowe : Italian Loan 69 20 Do. end month 69 15 New ditto .. Do. end month.... Russian Austrian Spanish Threes 52 -- Flume Debt .. — Deferred rils. Cash. Account. 890 ~ 89:5 -- 977 50 .. 982 50 Orleans. ..... .3 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian Lou.bard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona 955 - .. 960 - 900 - - - 670 - .. 675 - 500 - 502 50 482 50 485 - 375 - - - 4'20 - .. 422 50 557 50 .. 660 - 492 50 .. 495 -- 580 - .. 580 - POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBORO - UGH-STREET. A BOY CHARGED WITH CAUSING TILE DEATII OF ANOTHER BOY,—M ilian:l Simpson, a b , y about 12 years of age, living at No. 37, Princes-street, Leicester-square, was charged before Mr Knox with causing the death of another boy named John Henry Carter. Alfred Orford, a lad living at No.• 40a, Rupert-street, Haymarket, said---On Tuesday, the 12th of this month, I was in the stable at the back of Rupert-street, and the two boys Carter and Simpson were there. They were larking and calling each other names. Simpson called Carter a name he did not 1 ke, and then they quarrelled. They were quiet for a lit , le while, and then began quarrelling again. Carter had a pitchfork in his hand, going to put some fresh straw in the stalls, and then threw the fork at Simpson, the handle being towards Simpson. Simpson then took up the fork and threw it at Carter, the handle towards Carter. The fork fell short, with the prongs upwards, and Carter, who had ducked to avoid it, rose up, and in doing so came in contact with the fork, one of the prongs entering his head behind the ear, Directly after Carter said, "Alf', I am blind," at the same time putting his hand to his eyes. I then put my hand to Carter's head, and found it was covered with blood. I took Carter to Mr Harris's, a sur geon, and he dressed the wound. I then took Carter to ,ay father's, in Rupert-street, and afterwards home to his aunt's, 4, Dufour's-place. Last Sunday I went to the Middlesex Hospital and saw Carter again, and he shook hands with me and wished me " Good bye." Mary Ann Hughes, 4, D afour's-place, aunt of the de ceased boy, said on going home on the night of the 12th inst. my nephew said, " Aunt, I'm blind ; a boy has struck me with a fork in the head." On asking him whether it was done spitefully, he said it was. The next day he said he was dying, and was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, where he died on Wednesday last. The prisoner went to the hospital to see my nephew, but I was not present. Sergeant Stephens, 11 C—l went, from information I re ceived, to the Middlesex Hospital on Sunday night last, but the deceased was then delirious. Last night, at the request of the last witness, I took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said that he had called Carter a nickname, and then Carter threw the fork at him, and he picked it up and threw it back, that the hilt struck the ground and the hilt fell over, and on the deceased, who had stooped to avoid it, raising himself, th e p rong stuc k i n t h e b ac k part of his head. Orford, recalled, said when Carter first threw the fork it did not strike the prisoner. Mr. Knox—l shall remand the boy for a week, bat will take one bail in 450 for his reappearance. THAMES. COWARDLY OUTRAGE,-408eph Hodgson, a fall power ful man, was brought betore Mr. Partridge, charged with violently assaulting two Irishmen, named William and John Bowles, brothers. The complainants are shoemakers, and were in a public house called the White Swan in Ratcliff•highway last night. John Bowles was offering a pair of boots for sale. The prisoner offered to toss him for E. pot of beer. John Bowles lost the toss and paid for the beer. A quarrel took place between William Bowles and the prisoner about the beer, and some of it was thrown away by the Irishman. The prisoner immediately struck him a blow on the right eye. The complainant described the blow as dreadfully piercing, and said the eye was bleeding all night. He believed the wound was inflicted with a sharp instrument. The appear ance of the eye, which was red and inflamed, but not at all swollen, confirmed this statement. John Bowles said the prisoner struck him and knocked him down, and when he struck his brother he had a piece of brass in his hand. The prisoner said he was first struck by John Bowles with a pair of boots, and that the only thins he had in his hand was the top of a chronometer given him by a French captain. Mr. Partridge was of opinion the prisoner had com mitted a very cowardly assault, and fined him 10s., which he paid. PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX.—By a return to Parliament it appears that in Great Britain the annual average amount of property and income tax contributed per head of population in the quinquennial period ending March 31, 1853, was lOs 4ld, and in Ireland is lOid. Tho annual average in Great Britain in the quinquennial period ending March 31, 1863, was 7s 11td, and in Ireland 2s 41d. 111 E BALLOT SOCIETY.--At the weekly meeting of the committee, held at the offices, 61, Cheap side, on Tuesday last, the following subscriptions were an nounced as received from their last report :—Wm. Har greaves, £2O; Sir R. P. Collier, £1 Is; R. Harris, £1 ls, and sundry smaller sums. The committee congratulates the Liberal party upon the accession of a friend to their cause by the election of Mr Fenwick at Lancaster in lieu of Mr Garnett, being assured from local information that the former gentleman is an earnest supporter of the ballot. The general election which is early anticipated also engaged the attention, of the committee. AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 9. Fair weather is rapidly drying the mud in Vir• ginia, and the reads will soon be in passable con dition. General Grant is with the Army of the Potomac, superintending its re-organization. The army is represented to be in fine condition. The rebels are said to be strengthening their position on the Rapidan by constructing additional earthworks and riflepits. They are also repairing the railroad bridge over the RapidLi]. There is no further news from Chattanooga or Knoxville. The rebels are in large force in North Eastern Tennessee. Buckner with about 12,000 mounted men is at Moranvilie, and the bulk of the rebel army was in that vicinity. The reports from Kentucky in relation to the movements of the rebel General Forrest are very contradictory. One account represents that Forrest is endeavouring to get out of the state, and for that purpose has divided his command into small equade. Another report places him with his entire command at Mayfield, Kentucky. A rumour prevailed in Memphis that Forrest was about to attack that place with a large force. In the fight on the 2d inst., at Summerville, be tween Forrest's and Grierson's cavalry, the Federals, failing to receive expected reinforcements, were forced to retreat from superior numbers. An order issued by General Buford, commanding a division of Forrest's cavalry, congratulates his troops ou the success of their Kentucky campaign. He asserts that they silenced the forts at Paducah, and drove off a Federal gunboat. He concludes by assuring his troops that he intends to hold Western Kentucky. Rebel prisoners admit their losses before Paducah to amount to three hundred in killed alone. Much suspense is felt that General Grierson has not overtaken the main body of Forrest's rebels and attacked them; but it is now generally understood that Grierson's force is inadequate to the task before it, a the affair at Sumtnerville proves. An attack made by rebel guerillas upon some Federal gunboats, near Hickman, K . .intucky, re sulted in the repulse of the rebels, who lost quite a number of prisoners captured by a force landed by the gunboats. The inhabitants of this portion of Kentucky are said, in many instances, to have materially aidtd Forrest in his operations. Latest accounts from Charleston state that the city was being shelled at intervals, but the active bombardment had been suspended. The Federal fire was directed, in fair weather, against the new rebel rams on the stocks. The, vessels had been hulled several times, and the workmen driven off. It was thought that the rebels would attempt to launch the lams and tow them out of the range of the Federal guns. Several rebel torpedo boats patrol the harbour, evidently watching an oppor tunity to attack the blockading vessels, which, however, were guarded with the utmost vigilance. It is reported that the rebel ram Tennessee was sunk during a heavy squall off Grant's Pass, near Mobile, in seven fathoms of water. Her armament consisted of six 100 pounder Parrot rifles and seve ral guns of smaller calibre. Advices from Louisiana state that a Federal column under General A. J. Smith was advancing uk on Shrieveport, on the Red River. The rebel ioree near Alexandria is estimated at 20,000, and it was thought that they would offer battle near Shrieveport, as they were falling back in that direction. It is rumoured that a fight occurred at Cane River between 8,000 Union infantry, under General Mower, and Dudley's brigade of Federal cavalry, and the rebels under General Dick Taylor, 17,000 strong, and posted in an advantageous position. The fight lasted about three hours, and the rebels are said to have been repulsed, losing 500 prisoners and 200 in killed and wouneed. The Federal loss is stated at 18 killed and 100 wounded. General Smith was following up the rebels and endeavour ing to bring on a general engagement. A despatch from Fort Smith, Arkansas, dated April Re, states that General Steele had driven the rebels out of Arkadelphia, and was advancing against General Price, who, with a considerable force, was between Camden and Washington, Arkansas. The rebel forces of Cabell were raiding in the rear of General Steele's army. A force oi 500 Texans bad been repulsed in an attack upon the Federal garrison at Rossville. A force of Federal cavalry, under Colonel Clay ton, attacked and routed a body of Longview, Ar. kansas, capturing 300 prisoners, and destroying a pontoon bridge and train of waggons. An election was held on April 6 in Alaryland to elect delegates to the Convention to be held for the purpose of amending the State Constitution. The delegates elected were all unconditional Emancipa tionists, and the Convention will, therefore, un doubtedly make Maryland a free S%ate. In the City of Baltimore the Emancipation ticket received over 9,000 votes, only 41 Opposition votes being polled. The Democrats generally avoided the polls. In the Federal Senate a resolution of the Judi ciary Committee to amend the Federal Constitu tio❑ so as to prohibit slavery, was adopted by a vote of 38 against 6. If the House of Representa tives should ratify the actio❑ of the Senate by a two-thirds vote, it will then require, to make their joint action valid, a three-fourths vote of the State legislatures or State conventions, either according to the decision of Congress. In the House of 11-presentatives Mr. Long, of Ohio, spoke boldly in favour of stopping the war, and recognising the South. He declared that the democratic party was in favour of peace, and that there was no power under the constitution to coerce sovereign St,Atte. Mr. Lohg was replied to by Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, who warmly advocated the sup pression of the rebellion. FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, April 8 p.m. The money market continues active; at 7 per cent. capital is freely off,red at that rate. Gold remains steady at 1695. E-;;:change is firm at 1842 to 4 fir bankers bills. Government Securities are strong. Five Twenties sold at 1111 ; Registered sixes 01 'Bl, 114; do. Coupon, 114; Sven Thirties, 1111; One Year Certificates, 99k. The Share Market was irregular at the following quotazions:—Erie 1251; Hudson River 158 ; Har lem 159; New York Central 143; Reading 1601 ; Illinois Central 149 ; Michigan Central 1531 ; Michigan Southern 115; Gllena anti Chicago 132. ,- COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, April 8. Flour market quiet, prices 5 to 10 cents higher, 6 dole. 75 cents to 6 dole. 90 cents for superfine State and Western ; 7 dole. 20 cents to 7 dole, 25 cents for extra State; 7 dole. 30 cents to 7 dole. 50 cents for choice State. Provisions—Pork is active and higher--23 dols. to 23 dols. 25c. for mess ; 23 dols. for old do; 21 dols. 75c. to 25 dols. Oc, for new do. ; and 19 dole. 50c. to 22 dole. Oc. for old and new prime. Beef is firm and active-10 dols. 50c. to 16 dols. 50c. for repacked mess; 18 dole. On. for extra mess ; and 25 dots. to 26 doffs. Oc. for prime mess. Cotton quiet. 76 cents. for middling up;ands. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE,—Lord Edward Clin ton has addressed the following letter, dated the nth inst., to Mr. H. Allen, Provincial Grand Secretary of the Freemasons of Nottingham, who had made an official inquiry respecting the health of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the Provincial Grand Master of the Masons : It gives ma great pleasure to be able to say that my father, the Duke of Newcastle, has so far recovered from his last serious attack of nine days ago that I was this day able to read your kind and sympathetic letter to him ; it would have been useless to do so before,as my father would not have been able to understand the full meaning of it. He wishes me to express to the Freemasons of Nottingham his heartfelt gra- titudo for their wishes for his restoration to health, ex pressed in such a very touching manner, I fear that it is useless to shut our eyes altogether to the critical condition that my father is in, but I am happy to be able to tell you that a consultation of four medical men has just taken place, and they pronounce him rather bettor than he has been t( r the last tew days. I think, therefore, that while gradua. improvement continues we have more and more hoke for the future, gr' 6ntrtvN CICMI linen HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, April 21. The Queen and Royal family, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, arrived at Osborne at half-past seven o'clock last night, from Windsor Castle. Her Majesty's health, though still requiring care, has not suffered from the fatigue of the jouTnep• The Prince and Princess of Wales. SANDRRINGHAM, April 21. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince 'and Princess of Wales have spent last week at Sandringbatn very quietly. The weather having been rani favourable their Royal Highnesses have made fre. quest equestrian excursions in the neighbourhood• The Prince and Princess appear to be in excelle nt . health. On Sunday last their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, scaompanied b 9 Lieut.-General Knollys, Captain Grey, Mr. fler bert Fisher, Mr. H. L. Wood, Colonel the He n ' Henry and Mrs. Byng, and the Hon. Mrs. Brace! attended Divine service at Sandringham Cburcb• The Rev. George Browne Moxon, 8,A., rector, officiated and preached. On Tuesday the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey arrived at Sandringham, and succeeded the Hon. Mrs. Bruce in attendance upon her Royal Highness the Price ( ' of \Vales. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major - Cowell and Lieutenant Haig, arrived at Sandringham on Tuesday evening, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes of Wales and suite will, according to present Br' rangements, leave Sandringham, for London, about the latter end of next week. The Countess of Listowel and the Ladies gee have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel. The Earl of Hopetoun has arrived at . Long 0 Hotel. Count de Schall has left Farranee's Hotel, for Paris. Mr. and Lady Charlotte Schreiber, and the Misses Guest, have arrived at 11, Cavendish-square, for the season. Sir Charles Grey has arrived at the Carendovt from Tunbridge Wells. Admiral the Hon. E. and Mrs. Howard have arrived at Brown's Hotel. LITERATURE, The Standard Writing Exorcise Books for Schcol and Horns. By J. S. Lawrie. Thomas Murbyl Bouverie-s1 rect. These are very useful little works, that have been arranged with great care, and will doubtless prove of essential service to those for whom they are de' signed. Great attention has been shown in select' ing the subjects given for writing, and in this, as in many similar instances, we can see how great is the superiority of education now-a-days to what it used to be. Learning is rendered more available in every way, and in some degree the task is lightened by the introduction of pl eas i ng varieties into the weariness and monotony of study. Milton's Conzus, 4-c. With illustrative notes. BY. the Rev. J. Hunter, M.A. Longman. We have here another of Mr. Hunter's usefu l little manuals for training schools and colleges . The type is clear and good, while the explanatory notes, which are full and comprehensive, will e nable the dullest or least imaginative scholar readily to follow the author's meaning. They are not re stricted to mere observations or qu e rie s on parts 0' speech, as is too often the case in works of this kind , but they explain difficult phrases or obscure com parisons after illustrating them by passages from other poets. The critical extracts at the beginning will assist the young reader in forming some idea of the peculiar beauties of Milton's style. The History of England. By Lord Macaulay. Part VI. People's Edition. Longman. This admirable edition of one of the standard works of our language is uniform with the cheap re-issue of the same author's world-ramous essays, and, like that, is suited to the book shelves of the humblest reader, while the type and paper render it by no means unworthy of a place in a more ex pensive library, By following the method of monthly publication, Messrs. Longman are thus putting within the reach of all who are likely to appreciate them some of the first works of our time, and in thus encouraging the taste for solid reading and diffusing knowledge and cultivation they are conferring a public hem fit. Old Bones ; or, Notes for Young Naturalists. BY the Rev. W. Symonth, F.G.S. Hardwicke, Pic- cadilly. We are not surprised that this little work s'aould have reached a second edition, for it combines in high degree the two important qualities of being interesting and instructive. It combines in some degree the two sciences of zoology and geology, since it traces the changing forms of animal nature from the living beings of the present day to the ancient remnant:3 of the mastodon or mammoth Of an earlier age. The illustrations are copious, and add greatly to the value of the work, whose clear aud simple style and abundant information render it pleasant and pr, fitable reading for many who have left their school-days far behind. The Standard Manua? of Geography. Edited by J. S. Lawrie. Simpkin and Marshall. This little work has been compiled by a gentle• man who is one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and who is consequently familiar with the requirements of pupils. It is arranged on a very excellent system, being plain and terse, and giving its information, brief though it necessarily is, in a fo.rm sufficiently interesting to impress the pupil's mivd with something more than a mere catalogue of names and dates. For the benefit of small schools., &c., we may add that this useful compendium is being also published in four monthly twopenny parts,. Handbook of Croquet. By Edmund Routledge. A capital explaua tion of this now very fashion ab:e game. Those wishing to become proficients in it have only to stun)) this volume, and the work s accomplished. SHIPPING--This Day. - LONDON, April 22.—Wind this day at noon—North• East; moderate breeze and very fine weather. FALMOUTH, April 21. Wind 11.—Arrived—flouen ) steamer, and left for the West Indies. - . DUNDEE, April 20.—Wind W.—Arri Yed—Lalla Rookili from Calcutta. CLYDE, April 21.—Wind N.W.Sailed—Bungalore, for Matanzas—John Gray, for Trinidad—Melrose, for NeW York—Abbey Craig, for Miramichi. COWES, Aprii 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Laura and Louise, lro•n Callao, OFF PORTSMOUTH, April 21,—Arrived—Bathurst, from the Cape of Good Hope. OFF TORBAY, April 20.—Arrived—Lady Macdonald , from Kurraehee. OFF DOVER, April 21.—Wind W.—Arrived—Shama: 4 h from Calcutta. BY ELECTRIC TET,EGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. a9k Tha Bavaria, steamer, sailed ter New York at Bait - l' 10 last night. Arrivea—Bmanucl, frcra Christiana. BY MAGNETIC TELEGIiAPEt. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, April 21—Krageroe, hum Krageroe—Snan" ll ' from Calcutta—Triton, from Warburg—Just, from 'n' —and Wave, from Guernsey. Arrived, April 22—Two Friends, from Guernsey. Sailed, ispril 22—Seine, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning' . Passed—Scotia, for Port Phillip—Johanna, for Racial bucti-6hepherdess, for Port Augusta—all from London. PC/ST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS.—The undermen tioned offices in Birmingham will be opened as Post-otlice savings Banks, on Monday, the 2d May, 1864 :—Aston Park, Hagley-roal, Hockley-hill, Parade, and Summer lane.—By command of the Postmaster -General, J oIIN TILLEY, Secretary,—General Post-office, 9th Apri l / 1804. THE SUN, LOINDOIN, FRIDAY EVEINEN a, APRIL 22, 1864.